"One of the rules out here is that ladies aren't allowed to wander out by themself at night... I'm scared of being alone now."
DURRELL
"Sometimes you run around, and looking for help turns into a job because there's so much that needs to be done in order for you to qualify for assistance."
EDD
"...they shut us out. Where are we supposed to go?"
Challenges of Substance
"If you're spending every waking moment of your life thinking about drug usage, then it's ridiculous, it's chaos."
Police Raids in Camps
"Most times they'll just throw your stuff in the dumpster."
Jesse
"I'm going to get sober, and I'm going to meet her."
JESSE
"I'm going to get sober, and I'm going to meet her."
Struggles of Denver
"I've got a couple case workers working on helping me out, and I haven't seen either one of them in months."
COVID-19 and Homelessness
"...It's appointments only, there's no more walk ins, no more shelters."
MICHAEL & CHRYSTAL
"You gotta figure out things to do, because you can't just start fires."
In Denver, the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time doubled between 2020 and 2021, and Black and Indigenous people were disproportionately affected overall. (source)
